Forgiveness Series Offered
Rev. Beverly Craig and Gary Bates, practitioner in training, are facilitating a series of forgiveness classes on Wednesday nights, Aug. 22 and 29.

These classes are from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and a love offering will be collected. The topics are: Aug. 22 – Forgiving Difficult People; Aug. 29 – Forgiving World Events.

Please join us for these insightful classes.

The Center for Spiritual Living is located at 4845 Dunsmore Ave., La Crescenta (at the corner of Dunsmore).

Summer Voice Classes
First Baptist Church at La Crescenta is hosting free voice lessons. Come join us Thursdays through Aug. 23 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tammy Flanders, First Baptist choir director, will teach participants how to sing better, improve their voice, harmonize with a group and read music. She has a bachelor’s degree in music, vocal performance from Biola University and has been a music teacher for 39 years at her music studios in the La Crescenta, Rancho Cucamonga and Whittier areas.

Please join us for seven weeks of learning to sing by calling the church office at (818) 249-5832.

First Baptist Church at La Crescenta, 4441 La Crescenta Ave. in La Crescenta.

Remembering Parishoner
A funeral for former movie and television personality and parishioner Patricia Donahue Hogan will be Saturday, Aug. 25 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Bede.  There will be a reception in the parish hall immediately following the Mass.

St. Bede is located at 215 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada Flintridge.

The Red Door at St. George’s
St. George’s Episcopal Church in La Cañada formed a new support group called The Red Door: Exploring Spirituality of the 12 Steps. The group will meet in the parish hall on the first Tuesday of each month beginning Sept. 6 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. All of the conversations will take place over a light supper.

The Red Door was created to assist those in recovery from addictions to better understand the spiritual relationship towards wholeness, which is inherent in the 12-step program. The Red Door is not about conversion or as a means to recruit new church members, but hopes to tackle questions and doubt in a safe, hospitable atmosphere of mutual support and trust.

Questions can be directed to the Rev. Anthony Keller, deacon on staff at St. George’s church, by calling (818) 790-3323 or via email office@SaintGLC.org.

St. George’s Episcopal Church, 808 Foothill Blvd, La Cañada

Korean Martyrs Mass at St. Bede
A special Mass honoring Korean martyrs will be held on Sunday, Sept. 16 at St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church in La Canada Flintridge. The Mass is at 5 p.m. followed by a reception in the parish hall immediately after the Mass. Deacon Augie Won is coordinating the event.

All members of the public are invited to attend.

St. Bede, 215 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada

Catholic Prayer Breakfast Date Announced
The Los Angeles Catholic Prayer Breakfast announced the Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, archbishop Philadelphia, will be the keynote speaker for the 2012 event on Sept. 18, which marks the eighth anniversary of the prayer breakfast.

The Los Angeles Catholic Prayer Breakfast takes place at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral, Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 18. The schedule is:

6:30 a.m. rosary; 7 a.m. Mass; 7:45 a.m. breakfast and program; 9 a.m. conclusion.

Make reservations by calling (800) 838-1356.

Most Reverend, Charles J. Chaput, archbishop of Philadelphia was ordained on Aug. 29, 1970. He received a master’s degree in Theology from the University of San Francisco in 1971. He was among a group of Native Americans who greeted Pope John Paul II when the latter visited Phoenix, Ariz., during his 1987 trip to the United States. On July 19, 2011, Archbishop Chaput was appointed as archbishop of the archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pa.